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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franco Micheli (ranked 8387 p4p, 515 weight class) and Yuji Nagata (ranked 8637 p4p, 521 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franco Micheli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuji Nagata !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micheli moves to clinch but Nagata breaks away
and Nagata counters with a stiff right hand.
Micheli wants to clinch but Nagata slips to the side
and Nagata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Franco Micheli has been cut.
Micheli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Franco Micheli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagata connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Micheli's hands.
Nagata is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nagata gets tackled into the cage by Micheli. Micheli maintains the clinch.
Nagata manages to break the clinch.
Nagata connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Micheli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Micheli really is a fat lump.
Nagata avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Nagata .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Micheli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Micheli wants to stall.
Nagata throws an elbow that misses.
Micheli trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nagata scores with a shoulder strike.
Micheli misses with a knee to the head.
Nagata manages to break the clinch.
Micheli tries to clinch but Nagata moves out of range.
Micheli tries to clinch there but Nagata circles away.
Micheli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nagata darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nagata has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Micheli tries to clinch up but Nagata circles away and keeps his distance.
Micheli moves in looking to clinch but Nagata pushes him off.
Micheli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagata manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Micheli wants to clinch
and Nagata counters with a nice body shot.
Micheli tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Micheli instigates a clinch.
Micheli taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagata manages to break the clinch.
Micheli tries to clinch but Nagata moves away
and Nagata counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Micheli has managed to clinch.
Nagata working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Micheli misses with a knee strike.
Nagata 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Micheli tries to clinch up but Nagata circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagata works the jab nicely.
Micheli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Micheli closes the distance but Nagata moves to the side
and Nagata counters with a stiff right hand.
Micheli closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Nagata to counter with a crisp jab.
Micheli wants to clinch up but Nagata keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheli closes the distance but Nagata moves to the side
and Nagata counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nagata swats away the attempt to clinch by Micheli.
Micheli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nagata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nagata is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Micheli had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Micheli looks to clinch
and Nagata counters with a nice body shot.
Micheli moves in looking to clinch but Nagata pushes him off.
Micheli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nagata swats away the attempt to clinch by Micheli.
Micheli tries to clinch up
and Nagata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagata swats away the attempt to clinch by Micheli.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nagata darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Micheli tries to clinch up but Nagata circles away and keeps his distance.
Micheli tries to clinch up but Nagata circles away and keeps his distance.
Micheli fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Micheli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Micheli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagata manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nagata keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Nagata , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Micheli tries to counter by clinching up but Nagata breaks away and moves out of range.
Micheli moves in looking to clinch but Nagata pushes him off.
Nagata feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Micheli sprawling to the canvas! Micheli rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nagata finish him?!
Micheli is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuji Nagata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franco Micheli's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nagata misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Nagata lands an impressive looking overhand right. Micheli doesn't seem phased though.
Yuji Nagata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Nagata .
Nagata keeps the fight on the outside.
Micheli wants to clinch.
Nagata appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Micheli closes the distance but Nagata moves to the side
and Nagata counters with a nice uppercut.
Micheli looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nagata might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nagata swats away the attempt to clinch by Micheli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Micheli looks to clinch
letting Nagata counter with a right hand.
Franco Micheli's cut is getting worse.
Micheli clinches up against the cage.
Micheli connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nagata 's face.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nagata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheli tries a knee to the head but Nagata blocks it.
Nagata has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nagata 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Micheli wants to clinch up but Nagata keeps it at a distance.
Nagata lands a jab to the head.
Micheli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Micheli doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagata circles away.
Nagata fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Micheli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nagata clobbers Micheli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Micheli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Micheli wants to clinch
and Micheli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Micheli tries to clinch up.
Micheli closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Nagata to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheli is looking to clinch but Nagata is avoiding it.
Nagata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Micheli manages to avoid it.
Micheli wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Micheli wants to clinch but Nagata slips to the side
and Nagata counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Micheli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagata manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Micheli looks to clinch
and Micheli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Micheli tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Micheli doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagata circles away.
Nagata swats away the attempt to clinch by Micheli.
Micheli fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Nagata on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nagata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nagata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Micheli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nagata moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nagata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nagata throws out a counter right but Micheli avoids it with no problem.
Micheli tries to clinch up but Nagata circles away and keeps his distance.
Micheli tries to clinch up
letting Nagata counter with a right hand.
Franco Micheli's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Micheli takes one to the side of the head.
Micheli moves forwards but Nagata connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Micheli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Micheli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good body shot from Nagata .
Nagata lands an elbow just above Micheli 's eye.
Micheli tries a knee to the head but Nagata blocks it.
Micheli taking a breather.
Nagata gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Franco Micheli's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nagata manages to break the clinch.
Nagata circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Micheli seems to have got his legs back now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Micheli tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Nagata was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nagata thuds a left hand into Micheli's body.
Nagata sends Micheli crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nagata is motioning to the referee to let Micheli up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Franco Micheli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yuji Nagata !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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